2.Walt Whitman’s “All is Truth” and Emily Dickinson’s “Tell the truth but tell it slant”
Directions: You may work with your partner in your assigned seat to use your TP-CASTT Cornell Notes and poems to analyze and answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. All work is due by the end of class.
1. Cite an example of imagery from Dickinson’s poem and explain how she uses it to describe truth.
2. Cite an example of figurative language from Whitman’s poem and explain how Whitman uses it to describe truth.
3. What is the tone of Dickinson’s poem and what words/phrases support this tone?
4. What is the tone of Whitman’s poem and what words/phrases support this tone?
5. What is the theme of Dickinson’s poem? Explain.
6. What is the theme of Whitman’s poem? Explain.
7. Use the following template” to compare and contrast Emily Dickinson’s “Tell the truth but tell it slant” and Walt Whitman’s “All is Truth. Remember, compare is to discuss similarities and contrast is to discuss the differences.
Both Walt Whitman’s poem “All is Truth” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Tell the truth but tell it slant” use free verse to discuss…..(describe the topic of both poems)…….., however Whitman’s poem claims….(describe what Whitman’s poem says about truth)…..while Dickinson’s poem implies….(describe what Dickinson’s poem says about truth)…. . First, both Whitman and Dickinson discuss themes of truth using free verse. In line … Whitman writes…..(paraphrase or cite a line from Whitman’s poem that supports your claim)… . This shows that ….(elaborate to explain how he uses free verse)… . Dickinson also describes truth using free verse, as in line… in which she describes (paraphrase or cite a line from Dickinson’s poem that explains her use of free verse)… . What this means is that….(elaborate to explain how your evidence supports your claim)… . On the other hand, Whitman and Dickinson each imply a different meaning of truth. In Whitman’s “All is Truth” he portrays the truth as…(explain the theme of Whitman’s poem)… This is evident when he states…(paraphrase or cite a line from his poem to support the theme)… . This is significant because ….(elaborate to explain how your evidence support the theme)… . In contrast, Dickinson implies the truth as……(explain the theme of Dickinson’s poem)… in “Tell the truth but tell it slant”. What this shows is …(elaborate to explain how your evidence supports the theme)… .
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2. Walt Whitman’s “All is Truth” and Emily Dickinson’s “Tell the truth but tell it slant”
Directions: You may work with your partner in your assigned seat to use your TP-CASTT Cornell Notes and poems to analyze and answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. All work is due by the end of class.
Both Walt Whitman’s poem “All is Truth” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Tell the truth but tell it slant” use free verse to discuss…..(describe the topic of both poems)…….., however Whitman’s poem claims….(describe what Whitman’s poem says about truth)…..while Dickinson’s poem implies….(describe what Dickinson’s poem says about truth)…. .
First, both Whitman and Dickinson discuss themes of truth using free verse. In line … Whitman writes…..(paraphrase or cite a line from Whitman’s poem that supports your claim)… . This shows that ….(elaborate to explain how he uses free verse)… . Dickinson also describes truth using free verse, as in line… in which she describes (paraphrase or cite a line from Dickinson’s poem that explains her use of free verse)… . What this means is that….(elaborate to explain how your evidence supports your claim)… .
On the other hand, Whitman and Dickinson each imply a different meaning of truth. In Whitman’s “All is Truth” he portrays the truth as…(explain the theme of Whitman’s poem)… This is evident when he states…(paraphrase or cite a line from his poem to support the theme)… . This is significant because ….(elaborate to explain how your evidence support the theme)… . In contrast, Dickinson implies the truth as……(explain the theme of Dickinson’s poem)… in “Tell the truth but tell it slant”. What this shows is …(elaborate to explain how your evidence supports the theme)… .